Tag: Prisoner
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At Gaza sit-in for detainees, Um Rami and Um Dia’a hope sons will be released next week
17th December 2013 | Resistenza Quotidiana, Silvia Todeschini | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Every Monday, activists and relatives of political prisoners in Israeli jails attend a solidarity sit-in inside the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza. The perseverance of these women and men, who have met here every week for eighteen years,…
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Forging new links to boycott movement in Gaza
16th December 2013 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine The Gaza Strip, now in its seventh year of a comprehensive siege by Israel, has faced increased hardships since the 3 July coup in neighboring Egypt. On 26 November, the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that the Palestinian enclave…
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Photos: Palestinians rally in Gaza Red Cross against Israel’s detentions and Italy ties
3rd December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Marco Varasio | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Like every Monday morning, relatives and friends, as well as local and international activists, gathered at the International Committee of the Red Cross in solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners. The rally started with the protesters chanting slogans, especially about their homeland Palestine…
